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i saw a young man man endureing interrogation, dragged across the interrogators desk and thrown on the floor and told he didn't want to hear anybody else say anything about "no comment." he was taken out of a side door. they threatened me with no comment. i gave error thousand erroneous information as far as my name. we were put in concrete rooms. there were several toilet bowls along the wall, and that was it. any toiletry occurred in front of 300 of your closest friends. the food was deplorable. i had what for breakfast what looked like grits and then a later of grease on top of the grits, and then a later of water% on top of the grease. there was nothing to eat except candy bars, and most of us ate candy bars. >> michael: which when you're a kid candy bars are pretty exciting. you probably could not have eaten them otherwise. >> actually, it was fantastic. >> michael: i'm sure. a lot of history talks about the singing in the jails, and what an important part that played in sort of keeping the morale up for the kids. tell us briefly about that. >> the singing was very important. sing
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the man is still alive today. his voice has raised against his congressman, eric paulson in the suburbs of minneapolis who won't even react to this. he should be supporting his constituent who laid on the ground in a mass shooting. we need to take this action nationally but also locally. >> michael: the stubborn defiance is sometimes puzzling. you're mayor of a big american city, what can you do as mayor of a city to replicate what they're trying to do in washington, and in st. paul? >> well, one of the things that is important is for us not to say this is just the laws in washington. we need to do more work at home. so for many years we've been engaged, for instance, in the youth violence prevention initiative that's very up stream. every young person is surrounded by a trusted adult rejuvenateing our young kids. we've been at that for six years. our violent crime involving young people is down 60%. that's progress, and we're really happy about that, but boy you still have far too many things happening. you have
the man is still alive today. his voice has raised against his congressman, eric paulson in the suburbs of minneapolis who won't even react to this. he should be supporting his constituent who laid on the ground in a mass shooting. we need to take this action nationally but also locally. >> michael: the stubborn defiance is sometimes puzzling. you're mayor of a big american city, what can you do as mayor of a city to replicate what they're trying to do in washington, and in st. paul?...
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they even used the same slogan, i am a man. but today they also included, i am a woman. small steps to a larger justice. joining me now is aisha moodie mills, policies adviser for the center of american progress. she joins us from washington, d.c. welcome back inside "the war room." >> hi, mike. >> michael: income inequality has gotten worse since dr. king's time. the purchasing power is lower than it was in 1968 according to the national employment law project. have we made good on king's legacy? >> well, not yet. if there is anything we've learn learned, there is more work to do. the rights passed due to his efforts was only one of the issues he was struggling toward. the next big step was around working on poverty and working on issues of economic justice. so we know that there is a whole lot more work to be done. >> michael: you know, he is such a civil rights icon. should we be linking king to economic equality. >> i think we should be thinking about equality much more broadly in terms of what true justice and equality is in our society. it's not just having legal c
they even used the same slogan, i am a man. but today they also included, i am a woman. small steps to a larger justice. joining me now is aisha moodie mills, policies adviser for the center of american progress. she joins us from washington, d.c. welcome back inside "the war room." >> hi, mike. >> michael: income inequality has gotten worse since dr. king's time. the purchasing power is lower than it was in 1968 according to the national employment law project. have we...
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he has been identified as a man living in province rhode island with his elderly parents. he has agreed to cooperate with investigators and has turned over his computer and cell phone. he is a come vert to islam and had known tamerlan but denied he had any role in the bombings saying quote . . . but today there is some good news to indirectly come out of the tragedy in boston. jason collins, said the boston bombings actually invited him to come out of the closet. he revealed he is gay. that makes him the first openly gay professional athlete in major american team sports. he said after the bombings he knew this was the time writing quote . . . >> michael: and he says his old college roommate joe kennedy also inspired him to come out. he wrote that when now congressman kennedy watched in the boston gay pride parade he wrote . . . congressman kennedy issued a statement of support for colins and so did president bill clinton, writing quote . . . collins said in the article that he hopes for the best from fans and teammates but is prepared for the worst. mike wallace, tweeted
he has been identified as a man living in province rhode island with his elderly parents. he has agreed to cooperate with investigators and has turned over his computer and cell phone. he is a come vert to islam and had known tamerlan but denied he had any role in the bombings saying quote . . . but today there is some good news to indirectly come out of the tragedy in boston. jason collins, said the boston bombings actually invited him to come out of the closet. he revealed he is gay. that...
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do not take any action on your own. >> cenk: wow man, all right. let's just put up the pictures one at a time here. this is suspect one. he's the guy in the black hat. let's take a look right there. and you've got video of it, too. then you've got suspect two as well in the white hat. the baseball hat the whole point is to cover your face. suspect two not that bright. he put it on backwards so we can see his face lot more clearly than suspect one. i imagine suspect one is in the middle of yelling at suspect two. you're supposed to wear it forward. of course, what they did these are the videos before the bombing, and the result, unfortunately, was this.
do not take any action on your own. >> cenk: wow man, all right. let's just put up the pictures one at a time here. this is suspect one. he's the guy in the black hat. let's take a look right there. and you've got video of it, too. then you've got suspect two as well in the white hat. the baseball hat the whole point is to cover your face. suspect two not that bright. he put it on backwards so we can see his face lot more clearly than suspect one. i imagine suspect one is in the middle of...
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you can kill a man medgar evers said, but you can't kill an idea. myrllie evers will join us to talk about her husband his legacy and so much more. stay with us. young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. >> michael: outraged by the failure of the senate to pass even minimal gun control legislation, a
you can kill a man medgar evers said, but you can't kill an idea. myrllie evers will join us to talk about her husband his legacy and so much more. stay with us. young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his...
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and i think this goes to the nature of who that man is, and how he runs this organization. but let's remember there is an economic component here. the only explosive the nra supports is plastic c-4 things like that. who is the major supplier of that material when it's being used by terrorists that blew up the a pan am flight over scotland. that was libya. when it goes to gun lobby weapons making they oppose any and all regulation. that makes it clear as i wrote in the national memo the nra has really become the lobby enable murder. >> those are really powerful words from david k johnson. at the end of the day what do you think whether come from this? do you think we'll see the nra process another tragedy or law enforcement finally push back? >> well, first law enforcement has. i think it's going to take a while, and it's probably going to require some members of congress who have shown no backbone whatsoever to be voted out of office. we have 20 dead first graders and kindergarteners and teachers some of who died shielding them, and we can't even get the minimum gun control
and i think this goes to the nature of who that man is, and how he runs this organization. but let's remember there is an economic component here. the only explosive the nra supports is plastic c-4 things like that. who is the major supplier of that material when it's being used by terrorists that blew up the a pan am flight over scotland. that was libya. when it goes to gun lobby weapons making they oppose any and all regulation. that makes it clear as i wrote in the national memo the nra has...
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and i found out this man was a cousin on mine. and that really set me on the path back to try to figure out what my people had to do with all of this. >> michael: i remember charles morgan who said this is not who we are and then he was kind of run out of town. isn't that -- you were either with the white establishment in birmingham or you weren't. is that hot it was? >> he was sort of the rear toic to the mayor. chuck morgan after the church bombing stood up and gave a speech saying that all of us are guilty. now my father was a close friend of chuck morgans and when i found this out i couldn't believe that my father was an outspokengy -- by giot. i said it must be a different person? and he said we ran it out of town. it was like nothing personal it's just business. >> michael: today we consider the klan a marginalized group but back then they were part of the southern power structure. how was that possible? >> they were the vigilantlies for the status quo. there was a direct conspiracy between the police and the klan orchestrat
and i found out this man was a cousin on mine. and that really set me on the path back to try to figure out what my people had to do with all of this. >> michael: i remember charles morgan who said this is not who we are and then he was kind of run out of town. isn't that -- you were either with the white establishment in birmingham or you weren't. is that hot it was? >> he was sort of the rear toic to the mayor. chuck morgan after the church bombing stood up and gave a speech...
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here is one early reaction from a man who's father was injured in the explosion. >> there was police there, you know pretty quick. i don't know about medical personnel, but i'm sure trying to get through the whole crowd to get there, you know -- it's horrible and i would probably say stuff i couldn't say right now. >> michael: massachusetts governor asked the public to ur report any information they may have. >> we are asking that people stay out of crowds and calmly make their way home or if they are visiting back to their hotels. all of the hotels' security will be prioritized at the outset. >> michael: now information is still coming in, and we don't want make any assumptions about the source of the explosions. as we get more details, we will bring them to you. now for more on what happened at the finish line want you to look at this. >> the two explosions went off in quick suck session. >> saw the garbage pail explode. >> the first blast and then second laters another explosion and more white smoke. >> i looked over andoff heard one bomb go off, i turned around and heard another
here is one early reaction from a man who's father was injured in the explosion. >> there was police there, you know pretty quick. i don't know about medical personnel, but i'm sure trying to get through the whole crowd to get there, you know -- it's horrible and i would probably say stuff i couldn't say right now. >> michael: massachusetts governor asked the public to ur report any information they may have. >> we are asking that people stay out of crowds and calmly make...
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: i know sometimes when you watch cable news or talk radio, or your browse the internet, you think, man, everybody just hates each other, everybody is just at each other's throats. but that's not -- that's not how most americans think about these issues. there are good people on both sides of every issue, so if we're going to move forward, we can't just talk past one another, we have to listen to one another, that's why governor malloy and other leaders have been able to pass bipartisan legislation. >> michael: that is a very very passionate president talking to the connecticut state legislature, and america and the people right there. you know, you don't see him like that very often as president. you see him like that as a candidate pretty often. joining me to go over that and discuss so much more on this issue is los angeles "times" reporter mark barabak. he is here in the studio with us. mark thanks for coming into "the war room." >> sure. >> michael: that was pat we're accustomed to seeing as candidate not the president. >> and what has going for him is the emotionalism of the issue
: i know sometimes when you watch cable news or talk radio, or your browse the internet, you think, man, everybody just hates each other, everybody is just at each other's throats. but that's not -- that's not how most americans think about these issues. there are good people on both sides of every issue, so if we're going to move forward, we can't just talk past one another, we have to listen to one another, that's why governor malloy and other leaders have been able to pass bipartisan...
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you have this movement taking place in the country that man manchin's reflecting. that is common sense and we have to do something versus the nra moneyed fringe at some point becomes so arrogant, becomes so defiant that they actually end up harming people who don't believe in the second amendment and we see--we see harm to that. maybe not this year but five years down the road. that's what manchin is reacting to. it's not because--i've never considered manchin a strong democrat where it comes to core democratic ideology. but he's a common sense kind of by. >> michael: he's from west virginia, which is increasingly a red state. help me with this. you know, we saw--we had all this optimism, the filibuster failed. at one point there were 16 republicans helping to create this bipartisan amendment. now there are three planning to vote for it. i'm scared of this. tell me how we got here. >> we got here because the nra you understand, since february has raised $4 million. they're going person to person, house to house saying, look, this is what we're going to do in the pr
you have this movement taking place in the country that man manchin's reflecting. that is common sense and we have to do something versus the nra moneyed fringe at some point becomes so arrogant, becomes so defiant that they actually end up harming people who don't believe in the second amendment and we see--we see harm to that. maybe not this year but five years down the road. that's what manchin is reacting to. it's not because--i've never considered manchin a strong democrat where it comes...
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all of the polling tell us that a man can be unlikable and be qualified. women have to be likable and be qualified. so women at that high level of the united states senate who to be elected means they have to have proven their ability, and that's why i think women do a great job when we decide to work together. look at the work we have talked about on military sexual trauma having 20 women in the senate and 7 women on the armed services committee, means you are going to have hearings on this topic and there will be action on topics that women work on. >> michael: that's a compelling point you make. what specifically can they do say in this budget impasse? what can women senator do differently to bridge the divide than just some male senator who doesn't have to be likable. >> well, we can continue to talk. we are so proud to have here california two fantastic women. the more that we talk about the budget, the more we talk about making sure the budget is fair for everyone, particularly seniors, those who need the american safety net who tend to be more women
all of the polling tell us that a man can be unlikable and be qualified. women have to be likable and be qualified. so women at that high level of the united states senate who to be elected means they have to have proven their ability, and that's why i think women do a great job when we decide to work together. look at the work we have talked about on military sexual trauma having 20 women in the senate and 7 women on the armed services committee, means you are going to have hearings on this...
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a man has been arrested with a backpack full of letters, and he is in custody. coming up rt rybak will give us his take on the votings, plus at least progressives have mark sanford to keep their sparts up. and later, scrutinized and also misunderstanding, a new documentary, revisits the remarkable life and times of angela davis. it's wednesday night, we're just getting started, you're in "the war room," and we'll be right back. party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned
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he seems like a terrific young man, and yeah, i couldn't be prouder. one of the extraordinary measures of progress that we've seen in this country has been the recognition that lgbt deserves full equality. >> michael: karl, do you think the president's evolution on the situation made it easier for collins to come out this way? >> i think it made it easier for everybody. when the president says you're okay it goes a long way. it's been great to see so many people universally across the board praising collins for his courageous right wingers. oh, you you have a few right wingers say, oh, what are they going to do in the locker room showers. i think this is a remarker first step, and i think it's the only the first of many to come. i think we'll see nfl players in the next year, and perhaps more nba players once they realize there is nothing to fear, and it could actually help their careers. >> michael: and collins is a journeyman he has played with just about every team in the league, and they all showered and they're all save. >> i think gay players hav
he seems like a terrific young man, and yeah, i couldn't be prouder. one of the extraordinary measures of progress that we've seen in this country has been the recognition that lgbt deserves full equality. >> michael: karl, do you think the president's evolution on the situation made it easier for collins to come out this way? >> i think it made it easier for everybody. when the president says you're okay it goes a long way. it's been great to see so many people universally across...
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there are democrats who sincerely believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. traditional woman whatever term you use. give them the benefit of the doubt that some of these guys might actually have that view. now there is the political calculation, a lot of senators you named live in red states. there is an election next year. >> michael: that's the first calculation. i don't think this is a point where it's both. knowing those seven people, but i'll give it to you. >> this is a moment in history where those who voted against the civil rights act in 1964-65 are probably not very happy to say that they voted. this is something where the senators and their grandsons and granddaughters are going to be embarrassed that they weren't along side this issue. >> michael: absolutely. we're going to talk about this issue. it is such an important thing to be able to look back and see the mistakes that were made, and then they're doing it again. there was a tweet that i thought was such a terrific way to say what the democrats are done. someone serving today will like wily
there are democrats who sincerely believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. traditional woman whatever term you use. give them the benefit of the doubt that some of these guys might actually have that view. now there is the political calculation, a lot of senators you named live in red states. there is an election next year. >> michael: that's the first calculation. i don't think this is a point where it's both. knowing those seven people, but i'll give it to you....
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a lot of times people say what kind of callusness that a young man can walk into a crowd with a bomb and see an 8-year-old child exploded, but yet in his mind this is all about how he is helping god, serving god, going to go to heaven when he is done and it's -- it's an ideology and an all-encompassing ideology that lifts people up who have problems, young men who are vulnerable and makes them feel powerful. not that dissimilar to what may happen at columbine, or newtown, or aurora where we see the same phenomenon but just in different guys. >> michael: that's interesting to draw those conclusions. let's talk about these brothers the tsarnaev brothers, did they fit the profile of the young terrorists you have interviewed? does anything in their story or history surprise you? >> not particularly. so many young people who -- young men -- and you have to be clear about that -- who do these acts are very normal and appear outwardly normal there are no warning signs, and people are surprised by it or they were such nice people i never would have suspected, that's fairly typical. you know,
a lot of times people say what kind of callusness that a young man can walk into a crowd with a bomb and see an 8-year-old child exploded, but yet in his mind this is all about how he is helping god, serving god, going to go to heaven when he is done and it's -- it's an ideology and an all-encompassing ideology that lifts people up who have problems, young men who are vulnerable and makes them feel powerful. not that dissimilar to what may happen at columbine, or newtown, or aurora where we see...